Do You Have an Eye For the Harvest Window Without the Need for Magnification

[GSquaredFarm]

If you have a keen eye on recognizing the harvest window without magnification, then I need your help.

I just hit week 11 of 12/12 so I assume I am around 9 weeks into the flowering stage. I have a USB microscope on its way, but there is one lady that looks like she needs to be harvested. She is the only plant exhibiting these signs: leaves turning up and yellowing (this is moving down the branches), pistils all seem to have turned color and retreated into the calyx (even lower branches), and calyxes appear swollen. I believe she is telling me she is ready, but I don't have enough experience to trust my assessment. Bottom line, do I cut her now, or wait until the microscope arrives so I can verify what color the trichomes are?

 

[steverenaud8420]

Still lotsa white pistils,wait it out bud.Your very close,have fun!

 

[xtranger420]

im not an expert but it doesnt look ready to me, wait until she gets ripped!!

 

[GSquaredFarm]

Thanks for that. I would like to mention that the first picture shows the plant surrounded by her neighbors to contrast the yellowing she is experiencing. The other plants in that picture are not nearly ready.

 

[althor]

If you have a keen eye on recognizing the harvest window without magnification, then I need your help.

I just hit week 11 of 12/12 so I assume I am around 9 weeks into the flowering stage. I have a USB microscope on its way, but there is one lady that looks like she needs to be harvested. She is the only plant exhibiting these signs: leaves turning up and yellowing (this is moving down the branches), pistils all seem to have turned color and retreated into the calyx (even lower branches), and calyxes appear swollen. I believe she is telling me she is ready, but I don't have enough experience to trust my assessment. Bottom line, do I cut her now, or wait until the microscope arrives so I can verify what color the trichomes are?


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Anyone who thinks they can tell if a plant is ready by looking at it is doing nothing but fooling themselves and anyone foolish enough to believe they can actually do that.

 

[Heygurlll]

Im gonna go with my gut, 1-3 more weeks. Your trichs look mostly cloudy in the pics. Not 100% sure because of blur.

 

[Heygurlll]

Why no other poll option. You basically put yes or not sure. Wheres no?

 

[GSquaredFarm]

Anyone who thinks they can tell if a plant is ready by looking at it is doing nothing but fooling themselves and anyone foolish enough to believe they can actually do that.

I would like to think that after years of growing one would notice the telltale signs that a plant is in the harvest window without using magnification. At the very least be able to tell if a plant is past the window (maybe I'm just an optimist). That is really what I am looking for. If this plant looks like it is getting past its prime.

 

[GSquaredFarm]

Why no other poll option. You basically put yes or not sure. Wheres no?

I took the waiting as a no, not an I don't know. LOL

 

[althor]

I would like to think that after years of growing one would notice the telltale signs that a plant is in the harvest window without using magnification. At the very least be able to tell if a plant is past the window (maybe I'm just an optimist). That is really what I am looking for. If this plant looks like it is getting past its prime.

After years of growing, you start seeing all the "telltale signs" arent always good signs. I have had strains with white pistils with amber crystals and strains with receded pistils and swollen buds that had no ambers. You can guess going by the telltale signs, but that is all it is, a guess.

 

[RM3]

I can always tell LOL guess that makes me foolish

But I use my camera to back up my notion

 

[GSquaredFarm]

After years of growing, you start seeing all the "telltale signs" arent always good signs. I have had strains with white pistils with amber crystals and strains with receded pistils and swollen buds that had no ambers. You can guess going by the telltale signs, but that is all it is, a guess.

I see what you are saying, You get to know one strain and then "Bam" another strain behaves differently and all "telltale" signs are now different. Now your knowledge is a hindrance.